Composite Curing Autoclave & Fabrication

Our comprehensive testing capabilities include acceptance testing of raw materials and shelf life extension testing to validate durability and mechanical properties. We perform qualification testing to verify composites maintain their structural integrity under various environmental conditions, supporting your quality assurance needs and helping create final products with the exact mechanical properties your applications demand.

• Acceptance testing for composite raw materials
• Shelf life extension testing
• Durability validation
• Quality assurance testing
• Mechanical property verification

We test a comprehensive range of composite materials from raw materials to finished components. Our expertise covers carbon and glass fiber composites, pre-impregnated materials, and complex polymer matrix composites used across aerospace, automotive, energy, and industrial applications where performance and safety are paramount. By thoroughly testing these materials, we help you validate that your composites will maintain their durability in components and remain safe in practice throughout their lifecycle.

• Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP)
• Glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRP)
• Pre-impregnated composite materials
• Polymer matrix composites
• Raw composite constituents

Element provides end-to-end composite fabrication services from manual lay-up of pre-impregnated materials through to precision autoclave curing. Our experienced technicians follow rigorous quality procedures to create properly merged CFRP and GFRP laminates that meet your exact specifications. We carefully control temperature and pressure during the curing process to achieve optimal mechanical properties while streamlining development time and maximizing manufacturing efficiency. This “quick and easy” testing approach helps lower costs and ensures you rapidly gain the insights you need.

• Manual lay-up of pre-impregnated materials
• Precision autoclave curing under controlled conditions
• Complete fabrication process management
• Custom stacking sequence implementation
• Polymer matrix embedding processes

Free up your in-house autoclaves for manufacturing by leveraging our R&D capabilities. Our experts help optimize your composite curing processes, material selection, and fabrication techniques to achieve desired mechanical properties while improving production efficiency and reducing development costs. We work closely with you to develop optimal stacking sequences and curing parameters tailored to your specific applications, allowing you to focus your resources on manufacturing while we handle the research and development testing.

• Custom R&D programs for composite optimization
• Curing process parameter development
• Material selection consultancy
• Production efficiency improvement analysis
• Development cost reduction strategies

Our state-of-the-art autoclaves operate under precisely controlled temperature and pressure conditions to achieve optimal composite curing results. These specialized facilities allow us to process a wide range of composite materials efficiently, delivering consistent performance characteristics that meet or exceed industry standards across multiple sectors including aerospace, automotive, wind energy, medical, railway, and oil and gas industries where reliability and safety are essential.

• Advanced curing autoclaves
• Precision temperature and pressure control systems
• Specialized composite fabrication equipment
• Quality assessment instrumentation
• Materials handling systems optimized for composites

Our team operates from specialized composites testing labs across the world, providing global access to our expert capabilities. Find your nearest Materials Testing hub on our Locations Page.